| Many times, parents ask whether
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| | homeschooling is by default superior.
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| homeschooling works. It's true that
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| | However, homeschooled students were even
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| parents know that public schools can
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| | functioning above their private school
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| often have problems, but they don't know
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| | peers.
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| that they can do any better if they teach
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| | In addition, homeschooling costs less
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| their children themselves that if they
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| | than either private or public school
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| send their children to public school. As
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| | does. On average, public schools spent
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| an alternative, some parents opt for
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| | $6,500 per student per year. Private
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| private school. Since a child's education
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| | schools spent $3,500 per student per
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| is so important, though, they're
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| | year. Homeschoolers spent just $550 per
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| understandably cautious when they think
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| | student per year. Of course, the last
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| of homeschooling their children
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| | number does not adjust for the fact that
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| themselves.
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| | a parent teaches for "free" and teachers
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| However, numerous studies show that
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| | are paid monetarily.
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| homeschooling in large part produces
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| | Public school first became commonplace in
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| superior results as compared to public or
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| | the second half of the 19th century. At
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| even private schooling. Part of this may
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| | that time, more and more states made at
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| be due to the fact that homeschooling by
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| | least basic education compulsory. This
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| default means that parents are involved
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| | was done in an attempt to increase
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| in their children's educations. This is
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| | literacy rates. Prior to that time, many
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| also often true in public or private
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| | parents were only barely literate in the
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| school education, but not always.
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| | English language themselves, often
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| Therefore, may be parental involvement is
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| | because they had just immigrated to the
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| the deciding factor, rather than the
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| | United States. Nonetheless, despite this,
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| homeschooling situation itself.
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| | illiteracy rates in Massachusetts in 1840
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| However, even when this is taken into
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| | were still just 2% among adults. By 1995,
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| consideration, homeschooling still
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| | that figure had jumped to 19%, despite
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| produces better results versus public or
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| | the supposedly increased emphasis on
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| private school.
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| | literacy in recent years as well as a
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| A study sponsored by the US Department of
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| | much greater availability of books and
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| Education showed that homeschooling
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| | other reading materials.
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| students' scores were "exceptionally
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| | Presently, approximately one million
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| high" as compared to their peers. Every
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| | children are homeschooled in America
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| grade showed median scores higher than
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| | yearly. Many thousands have attended
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| those for public or even parochial or
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| | universities and colleges. Some of those
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| private school students. Homeschooled
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| | colleges were prestigious and very
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| students who would have been in grades
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| | difficult to get into. With
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| one through four functioned at least a
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| | homeschooling, peer pressure that
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| grade level above their peers. By the
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| | normally plagues children otherwise eager
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| time they reached what was the equivalent
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| | to learn is absent. Instead, the parent
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| of eighth grade, they were four years
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| | or tutor, as well as any "classmates,"
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| ahead of their public school peers.
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| | only encourage the student.
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| In part, this may be explained by the
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| | In short, homeschooling is a wonderful
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| fact that public schools in general often
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| | way to give your child an education if
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| do a substandard job and not that
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| | you're up to the task.
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